2024 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Day 1 Prelims Begin Lists
The 2024 European Championships kick off this morning in Belgrade, marking the primary day of the 7-day meet. This morning’s heats will function preliminaries of the lads’s 400 IM, w0men’s 100 free, males’s 50 fly, ladies’s 200 again, males’s 100 breast, ladies’s 4×200 free relay, males’s 4×200 free relay, and girls’s 800 free. The ladies’s 800 free prelims will happen this morning and the ultimate might be in tomorrow evening’s finals session.
The boys’s 50 fly at this time will function celebrity Hungarian flyer Kristof Milak. Milak is the ninth seed coming into the occasion, nonetheless, as one of many quickest 100 flyers in historical past, we should always see a terrific race out of him.
Czech Republic’s Barbora Seemanova and Denmark’s Signe Bro are the one two ladies entered below 54 seconds within the 100 free this morning. That units the pair up fairly effectively for this race, since there are solely 8 whole swimmers seeded below 55 seconds within the occasion.
Hungary holds 4 of the highest 5 seeds within the males’s 400 IM this morning. Gabor Zambori leads the best way with a 4:12.70 entry time, although you should definitely control Zalan Sarkany, who’s coming off a terrific season within the USA competing for Arizona State College.
MEN’S 400 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY – HEATS
- World Document: 4:02.50 – Leon Marchand, France (2023)
- European Document: 4:02.50 – Leon Marchand, France (2023)
- Championship Document: 4:09.59 – Laszlo Cseh, Hungary (2008)
TOP 8 QUALIFIERS:
- Balazs Hollo (Hungary) – 4:12.46
- Gabor Zambori (Hungary) – 4:13.75
- Dominik Torok (Hungary) – 4:14.76*
- Zalan Sarkany (Hungary) – 4:15.16*
- Apostolos Papastamos (Greece) – 4:15.97
- Marius Toscan (Switzerland) – 4:18.91
- Daniil Giourtzidis (Greece) – 4:19.11
- Juraj Barcot (Croatia) – 4:20.96
- Richard Nagy (Slovakia) – 4:21.39
- Heorhii Lukashev (Ukraine) – 4:21.82
Hungary produced the highest 4 swimmers within the heats this morning, led by Balazs Hollo, who put up a really robust prelims efficiency of 4:12.46. The 25-year-old was unbelievable on the again half of the race, splitting a field-leading 1:11.39 on the breaststroke leg and 57.74 on free, which was additionally the quickest within the discipline. He paired very strong entrance half splits of 57.15 on fly and 1:06.20 on again together with his again half.
Hungarian teammate Gabor Zambori opened up an enormous lead early within the race this morning, splitting 2:00.75 on the opening 200m of the race. Zambori swam a 56.11 on fly, making him the one swimmer within the discipline to go below 57 seconds on that leg of the race. He then put up a field-leading 1:04.64 on backstroke, leading to an enormous lead on the midway level. He would go on to complete 2nd general with a 4:13.75.
Hungarians Dominik Torok and Zalan Sarkany got here within the Third and 4th respectively this morning with occasions of 4:14.76 and 4:15.16. Sadly for these two, solely two swimmers from every nation are capable of advance past the heats on the European Championships, so they won’t be advancing to tonight’s closing.
Greece’s Apostolos Papastamos got here in fifth general however would be the Third seed within the closing tonight. This morning, Papastamos swam a 4:15.97, fueled by a terrific center of the race. He break up 1:05.03 on backstroke and a 1:11.89 on breaststroke, each of which had been the 2nd-fastest splits within the discipline this morning.
WOMEN’S 100 FREESTYLE – HEATS
- World Document: 51.71 – Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden (2017)
- European Document: 51.71 – Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden (2017)
- Championship Document: 52.67 – Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden (2014)
TOP 16 QUALIFIERS:
- Barbora Seemanova (Czech Republic) – 54.04
- Barbora Janickova (Czech Republic) – 54.55
- Nikolett Padar (Hungary) – 54.85
- Kalia Antoniou (Cypress) – 54.88
- Kornelia Fiedkiewicz (Poland) – 55.00
- Sandrine Jazy (Germany) – 55.04 (TIE)
- Minna Abraham (Hungary) – 55.04 (TIE)
- Petra Senanszky (Hungary) – 55.05*
- Panna Ugrai (Hungary) – 55.14*
- Andrea Murez (Israel) – 55.28
- Lena Kreundl (Austria) – 55.41
- Elisabeth Ebbesen (Denmark) – 55.43
- Signe Bro (Denmark) – 55.52
- Aleksa Gold (Estonia) – 55.58
- Iris Berger (Austria) – 55.61
- Zuzanna Famulok (Poland) – 55.65
- Teresa Ivan (Slovakia) – 55.83
- Daria Golovaty (Israel) – 55.87
The Czech Republic produced the highest two swimmers of the morning within the ladies’s 100 free, seeing Barbora Seemanova clock a really strong 54.04 to prepared the ground. Seemanova was out fast this morning, splitting 25.83 on the opening 50m, then got here house in 28.21. Fellow countrywoman Barbora Janickova had a terrific swim this morning, taking 2nd with a 54.55.
Hungarian 18-year-old Nikolett Padar got here in Third this morning with a 54.85. Padar put up the quickest 2nd 50 break up within the discipline this morning, coming house in 28.15 after splitting 26.70 on the opening 50. Fellow Hungarian Minna Abraham tied for sixth this morning with a 55.04. In the meantime, Petra Senanszky and Panna Ugrai had been eighth and ninth respectively, that means they won’t advance to the semifinals tonight.
Cypress’ Kalia Antoniou was the one different swimmer to go below 55 seconds this morning, clocking a 54.88 to take 4th.
MEN’S 50 BUTTERFLY – HEATS
- World Document: 22.27 – Andrii Govorov, Ukraine (2018)
- European Document: 22.27 – Andrii Govorov, Ukraine (2018)
- Championship Document: 22.48 – Andrii Govorov, Ukraine (2018)
TOP 16 QUALIFIERS:
- Vladyslav Bukhov (Ukraine) – 23.33
- Meiron Cheruti (Israel) – 23.37
- Stergios Bilas (Greece) – 23.42
- Simon Bucher (Austria) – 23.43
- Daniel Gracik (Czech Republic) – 23.45
- Szebasztian Szabo (Hungary) – 23.49
- Hubert Kos (Hungary) – 23.51
- Luca Armbruster (Germany) – 23.53 (TIE)
- Jakub Majerski (Poland) – 23.53 (TIE)
- Jan Sefl (Czech Republic) – 23.59
- Djurdje Matic (Serbia) – 23.61
- Kristof Milak (Hungary) – 23.63*
- Casper Puggaard (Denmark) – 23.66
- Daniel Zaitsev (Estonia) – 23.70
- Max McCusker (Eire) – 23.72
- Nikola Miljenic (Croatia) – 23.73
- Denis Popescu (Romania) – 23.79 (TIE)
- Tibor Tistan (Slovakia) – 23.79 (TIE)
Firstly, there was a tie for sixteenth within the males’s 50 fly this morning between Romania’s Denis Popescu and Slovakia’s Tibor Tistan, each of whom swam 23.79. That should be settled by means of a swim-off to see which swimmer advances to tonight’s semifinals.
UPDATE: Denis Popescu received the swim-off towards Tibor Tistan, swimming a 23.48 to Tistan’s 23.76. Popescu will race in tonight’s semifinals.
Moreover, there was a major miss on this morning’s prelims. Hungarian star Kristof Milak got here in twelfth general this morning with a 23.63. Whereas that put him within the prime 16 swimmers this morning, Milak was Hungary’s Third-fastest swimmer of the morning, that means he’s not eligible to advance to semifinals tonight.
The Hungarian duo that did make it by means of was Szebasztian Szabo and Hubert Kos, who went 23.49 and 23.51 respectively to complete sixth and seventh.
Ukraine’s Vladyslav Bukhov led the sphere this morning with a 23.33, whereas Israel’s Meiron Cheruti was proper behind in 23.37.
WOMEN’S 200 BACKSTROKE – HEATS
- World Document: 2:03.14 – Kaylee McKeown, Australia (2023)
- European Document: 2:04.94 – Anastasia Zueva, Russia (2009)
- Championship Document: 2:06.08 – Margherita Panziera, Italy (2021)
TOP 16 QUALIFIERS:
- Eszter Szabo (Hungary) – 2:09.77
- Dora Molnar (Hungary) – 2:09.92
- Katalin Burian (Hungary) – 2:10.63*
- Holly McGill (Nice Britain) – 2:10.75
- Adela Piskorska (Poland) – 2:11.35
- Camila Rebelo (Portugal) – 2:11.42
- Aviv Barzelay (Israel) – 2:12.10
- Maya Werner (Germany) – 2:12.85
- Gabriela Georgieva (Bulgaria) – 2:12.90
- Aissia Prisecariu (Romania) – 2:13.89
- Tatiana Salcutan (Moldova) – 2:14.01
- Vivien Jackl (Hungary) – 2:14.21*
- Nika Sharafutdinova (Ukraine) – 2:14.40
- Laura Bernat (Poland) – 2:14.91
- Justine Murdock (Lithuania) – 2:16.25
- Lottie Cullen (Eire) – 2:16.95
- Karoline Sorensen (Denmark) – 2:17.00
- Tom Mienis (Israel) – 2:17.08
Hungary was dominant within the ladies’s 200 again prelims this morning, placing up the highest 3 occasions within the discipline. Eszter Szabo clocked the highest time of the morning, touching in 2:09.77. She led fellow Hungarian Dora Molnar by simply 0.15 seconds. Molnar was out the sooner of the 2, splitting 1:03.66 on the primary 100m to Szabo’s 1:04.30.
Katalin Burian was Third this morning in 2:10.63, nonetheless, because the Third Hungarian within the occasion, she received’t have the ability to race in semifinals tonight.
Nice Britain’s Holly McGill put up a really strong morning swim, clocking in at 2:10.75 for 4th general.
MEN’S 100 BREASTSTROKE – HEATS
- World Document: 56.88 – Adam Peaty, Nice Britain (2019)
- European Document: 56.88 – Adam Peaty, Nice Britain (2019)
- Championship Document: 57.10 – Adam Peaty, Nice Britain (2018)
TOP 16 QUALIFIERS:
- Andrius Sidlauskas (Lithuania) – 59.36
- Mam Imoudu (Germany) – 59.43
- Ron Polonsky (Israel) – 1:00.07
- Lucas Matzerath (Germany) – 1:00.09
- Berkay Ogretir (Turkey) – 1:00.33
- Lyubomir Epitropov (Bulgaria) – 1:00.37
- Jan Kalusowski (Poland) – 1:00.39
- Darragh Greene (Eire) – 1:00.53
- Valentin Bayer (Austria) – 1:00.61
- Bernhard Reitshammer (Austria) – 1:00.64
- Noel de Geus (Germany) – 1:00.66*
- Jonathan Itzhaki (Israel) – 1:00.70
- Huseyin Sakci (Turkey) – 1:00.73
- Kristian Pitshugin (Israel) – 1:01.11*
- Volodymyr Lisovets (Ukraine) – 1:01.20
- Jeremy Desplanches (Switzerland) – 1:01.36
- Eoin Corby (Eire) – 1:01.39
- Vojtech Netrh (Czech Republic) – 1:01.41
Lithuania’s Andrius Sidlauskas clocked the highest time of the morning within the males’s 100 breaststroke, swimming a 59.36. Sidlauskas clocked the quickest opening 50 break up within the discipline this morning, getting out to a 27.54 on the primary lap. He then got here house in 31.82.
Germany’s Mam Imoudu was the one different man below 1:00 this morning, taking 2ndc in 59.43. Imoudu led a cost by Germany that noticed 3 swimmers end within the prime 16. Lucas Matzerath got here in 4th with a 1:00.09, whereas Noel De Geus got here in eleventh in 1:00.66. De Geus won’t advance to semifinals, as he was the Third-fastest German.
Israel’s Ron Polonsky got here in Third this morning with a 1:00.07. He had the quickest 2nd 50 within the discipline this morning, swimming a 31.62.
WOMEN’S 4×200 FREESTYLE RELAY – HEATS
- World Document: 7:37.50 – Australia (2023)
- European Document: 7:45.51 – Nice Britain (2009)
- Championship Document: 7:50.53 – Italy (2014)
TOP 8 QUALIFIERS:
- Hungary – 8:03.82
- Israel – 8:04.85
- Turkey – 8:05.87
- Slovenia – 8:22.82
- Austria – 8:25.43
- Slovakia – 8:25.84
- Germany – 8:27.61
- Armenia – 9:02.18
The ladies’s 4×200 free relay prelims this morning turned out to be a formality, as solely 8 groups competed, which implies all 8 groups superior to the ultimate tonight. Serbia was entered however didn’t swim this morning.
Hungary clocked the highest time within the discipline this morning, although, the highest 3 with them, Israel, and Turkey was fairly tight. The Hungarians noticed Minna Abraham (2:00.79), Zsuzsanna Jakabos (2:01.13), Panna Ugrai (1:59.99), and Nikolett Padar (2:01.91) staff up for an 8:03.82. We all know Hungary will be fairly a bit sooner tonight in finals, as on the very least Padar has loads left to offer than the two:01.91. Padar holds a profession better of 1:56.17 within the 200 free.
Israel was proper behind in 8:04.85. Daria Golovaty (2:00.48), Lea Polonsky (2:02.50), Andrea Murez (2:01.67), and Ayla Spitz (2:00.20) mixed to make it occur.
For Turkey, Gizem Guvenc (2:00.71), Ela Ozdemir (2:01.16), Ecem Donmez (2:01.70), and Zehra Bilgin (2:02.30) put up an 8:05.87.
Different notable splits within the discipline included Janja Segel, who led Slovenia’s relay off in a formidable 1:57.87 this morning.
MEN’S 4×200 FREESTYLE RELAY – HEATS
- World Document: 6:58.55 – USA (2009)
- European Document: 6:58.58 – Nice Britain (2021)
- Championship Document: 7:03.49 – Russia (2021)
TOP 8 QUALIFIERS:
- Lithuania – 7:09.75
- Israel – 7:11.53
- Hungary – 7:16.10
- Germany – 7:16.22
- Croatia – 7:16.23
- Greece – 7:18.42
- Eire – 7:18.71
- Bulgaria – 7:19.20
Lithuania led the best way within the prelims of the lads’s 4×200 free relay this morning, clocking a 7:09.75. Tomas Navikonis (1:47.43), Tomas Lukminas (1:46.90), Kristupas Trepocka (1:48.20), and Rokas Jazdauskas (1:47.90) mixed to place up the speedy morning swim. The truth is, the efficiency this morning marks a brand new Lithuanian Document within the occasion, bettering the nation’s earlier prime mark of seven:09.97, which was set on the World Championships in Doha in Febraury of this 12 months. Of word, that World Champs relay featured star freestyler Danas Rapsys, who led the staff off in 1:45.78, making the document this morning all of the extra spectacular.
Israel wasn’t far behind this morning, clocking a 7:11.53 for 2nd. Eitan Ben Shitrit led the Israeli staff off in 1:48.51, adopted by Bar Soloveychik (1:46.73), Romano Yoav (1:48.20), and Gal Groumi (1:48.09). Notably, Ben Shitrit and Groumi are teammates within the the USA, the place they practice on the College of Michigan.
WOMEN’S 800 FREESTYLE – HEATS
- World Document: 8:04.79 – Katie Ledecky, USA (2016)
- European Document: Rebecca Adlington, Nice Britain (2008)
- Championship Document: Jazmin Carlin, Nice Britain (2014)
TOP 8 QUALIFIERS:
